Chin rest



March 8, 1932. p, GOODWIN 1,848,217

CHIN REST Filed Aug '7, 1929 K 70 z r, 6 0

In uentor 2766/ Q O OQ W/k Aitomey llllillllllilllllllllll ll|\l||l\| Patented Mar. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES FREDRICK P. GOODWIN, OF MANHATTAN, ILLINOIS CHIN REST Application filed August 7, 1929. Serial No. 384,175. i

The invention relates to chin rests, and has more particular reference to the provision of an improved chin rest especially designed for application to the back, of chairs used 5 when giving permanent or finger wave, a sal1- ent feature of the invention being in the pro vision of a chin rest adapted to be associated with a chair of conventional construction, the chin rest comprising a pair of curved to arms adapted to extend from the back of the chair on opposite side of the neck, the arms at their extremities being each provided with an adjustable supportingpad, the pad adaptedto engage the jaw of the occupant of the chair for supporting the chin between the padded members carried by the arms thus re lieving the weight of the curlers and heaters on the head of the person to whom a permanent or finger wave is being administered.

A still further object of the invention is to'provide a. chin rest especially adapted for this purpose, and of the character above men tioned which may be readily and easily applied to any conventional chair usedin beauty 1 parlors for this purpose, the chin rest being of simple inexpensive construction strong, durable and adapted when positioned on the chair for adjustment to suit the individual occupant of the chair together with adjustable padded supporting members for engagement with the jaw of the occupant at opposite sicles of the chin.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved chin rest, showing the application of the same to the back'of a chair. 7 to I Figure 2 is a front elevation of the chin rest per se.

Figure 3is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of the padded jaw engaging member. b

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the shank and sleeve clamp cooperable therewith for maintaining the chin rest in an adjusted positionupon the chair.

Referring more particularly to the draw- 50 ings, it will be seen that I have designated the back of azconvntional chair by the refer ence character 5. Secured to the back of the chair adjacent the upper end thereof is a bracket designated generally by the reference character 6. The bracket 6 coniprises'a vertically disposed sleeve 7 bolted or'otherwise' secured to. the chair as suggested in Figure 1, and the sleeve 7 is provided interiorly with a lateral projection or a stop member 8. Arranged; within the sleeve oppositely to the projection 8 is a suitable lug 9, while an-expansible coil spring 10 is disposed concen- 1 (iii 2 trio about the lug 9, and has oneiend thereof anchored to the lug in any'suitable well knownmanner. I

, An elongated shank 11 is adapted for ver- 7 tical sliding movement through the sleeve 7 and on oneface thereof and extending for substantially a full length thereof at opposite longitudinal edges, the shank is provided with rack teeth 12, which teeth are adapted 1 to be engaged by the projection 8, while the free end of the coil spring 10 is adapted to impend against the opposite face of'the shank 11 for urging the teeth of the shank in engagement with said stop '8, whereby when the shank has been raised or lowered to a vertical adjusted position, the spring will bear against the shank for maintaining the teeth 12 thereof in engagement with the stopor projection 8.- In this way the shank is maintained in a vertical adjusted position. Arms 13--13 project laterally from opposite sides of the shank 11 at the upper end of the shank. As shown in Figure 1 the arms 13-13 are curved outwardly and upwardly so as to ex tend over the upper edge of the chair back 5. Obviously then these arms 13-13 will extend one to each side of the neck of the occupant of the chair. Attheir forward or free end each of the said arms isprovided with internally Y threaded apertured. bosses -14.14. Adjust ably supported in the free end of each of the arms 1313 are suitable rest members des ignated generally by the reference character 15. Each of the rcst'members 15 includes a threaded shank 16 threaded through the bosses 14, and on the inner opposed end the bolts 16 have bolted or otherwise secured thereto as at; 17 suitably designed blocks 18.-

1 or other suitable material completely encloses the block 18 and forming therewith a suitable pocket for reception of the padding 19. The cover 20 may be aflixed to the block 18 in any suitable manner.

Thus it will be seen that the arms 1313 are disposed on opposite sides of the neck of I the occupant of the chair and a bolt 16 of each of the rest members 15 may be threaded inwardly on each arm toward one another so that the cushion portion 19 of each of the members 15 may be disposed on opposite sides of the head of the occupant beneath the jaw of the occupant whereby the jaw of the occupant may rest on a padded surface of the supportingmembers 15, thus reducing the weight of the curlers and heaters on the head of the person to whom a permanent or finger wave is being administered.

Obviously by grasping the shank 11, and pushing or pulling the shank to the right of Figure 4 against the action of the spring 10 the teeth 12 of the shank will be disengaged from the projection 8, thus permitting the raising or lowering of the shank, to attain the desired vertical position of the entire rest so as to accommodate the occupant of the chair. Likewise, upon release of the shank when the same has been raised or lowered to its desired position the spring 10 will exert a pressure 7 against the shank so that the teeth 12 thereof in engagement with the projection 8 will be maintained in said engagement and the chin rest maintained in its adjusted position upon the back of the chair.

In-view of the simplicity of the device, it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, arrangement and other certain details will be apparent to those skilled in this art and a more detailed description therei of is therefore deemed unnecessary.

Minor changes coming within the field of invention herein described and claimed may be resorted to, in actual practice if desired.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. In a chin rest for beauty parlor chairs, a shank, means for adjustably mounting the shank on the back of the chair, curved arms extending laterally from the upper end of the shank, said arms curving upwardly and inwardly for disposition above the chair seat, and said arms at their free ends terminating in vertically disposed spaced parallel terminals, a member carried by the terminal of the flQ-zrespective arms for movement horizontally transversely of the arms toward and away from one another, jaw engaging members on the inner opposed ends of said movable members, each of said aw engaging members infl cluding a solid portion and an upper yieldable portion for contact with the jaw, whereby the chin of the occupant of the chair may be supported on the j aw engaging members.

2. A chin rest comprising in combination, an arm,supporting means for said arm, an adjusting screw threadedly engaged with said arm, and a jaw engaging member comprising a lower solid portion secured'to said screw, and an upper yieldable portion together with a casing of flexible material covering said solid and yieldable portions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FREDRICK P. GOODWIN. 

